linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v13 09/13] x86/sgx: Enclave Page Cache (EPC) memory manager

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Message-ID: <20180916114011.GA5040@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Sun, 16 Sep 2018 14:40:11 +0300
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
        dave.hansen@...el.com, nhorman@...hat.com, npmccallum@...hat.com,
        linux-sgx@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>,
        Serge Ayoun <serge.ayoun@...el.com>,
        "open list:X86 ARCHITECTURE (32-BIT AND 64-BIT)" 
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v13 09/13] x86/sgx: Enclave Page Cache (EPC) memory
 manager

On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 08:04:39AM -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> > +static void sgx_reclaim_pages(void)
> > +{
> > +	struct sgx_epc_page *chunk[SGX_NR_TO_SCAN + 1];
> 
> The array size should simply be SGX_NR_TO_SCAN.  The +1 is a remnant
> from the previous version that bounded the for-loops with "!chunk[i]"
> check instead of "i < j".  No functional issue, essentially just an
> unused variable.

Thanks, yep, it is cruft.

/Jarkko